Fireplace

Hi, my name is Sandy. I am a 20-month-old female Yorkie mix. I love to play at the dog park, run on the beach and lay by the fireplace. I am fixed, micro-chipped and up to date on all my shots. I am looking for a loving forever home. Please call Animal Crackers Pet Rescue at (949)499-1988.

STEVE KAWARATANI "The year is going; let him go ... " -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson "Be at war with your vices; at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." -- Benjamin Franklin The end of the year has found me wondering where this year went. Of course, I muse about this every year, just as my father and his father did as well. Catharine surmises it's a family preoccupation. With a great deal of certainty, however, I anticipate next year will likely not be any shorter in duration.

"A new year is unfolding — like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within." — Anonymous "A happy New Year to all the world!" — Charles Dickens The last week of the year has found me wondering where this year went. Of course, I muse about this every year — just as my father and his father did as well. Catharine surmises it's a family preoccupation. With a great deal of certainty, however, I anticipate next year will not be any shorter in duration.

Everybody seems to be curious about the new incarnation of the old Eiler?s Inn. After a serious face lift that transformed a funky B&B into a hip boutique hotel called SEVEN4ONE, passersby have been peeking into tinted windows to get a glimpse of what?s up. Co-owner Brent Eneix says he?s more than happy to invite people in for a mini-tour of his new venture. We took the tour a few weeks ago and were delighted with the sleek, clean lines and urbane ambience of this 12-room, eco-friendly establishment.

Residents who have wood-burning fireplaces will be encouraged to install grates intended to cut down on harmful pollutants, the Laguna Beach City Council voted at its Dec. 10 meeting. The council stopped short of making the stainless-steel grates mandatory but unanimously favored urging residents to install the devices, which fit standard 36-by-42-inch fireplaces. The grates reduce harmful emissions by 78% and provide up to 115% more heat, said Lisa Leighton, a Laguna Beach resident and chief executive of Corona-based Canterbury Enterprises, which manufactures fireplace parts.

Laguna Beach resident Kent Russell warmed the hearts of local seniors when he pledged a $30,000 donation Monday to buy the fireplace for the Third Street center. "A lot of funds go to youth [programs] because they are perceived as the future," Russell said. "We need to honor those who got us here in the first place and their needs should be met. I really believe in the cause. Center Capital Campaign Co-Chair Ann Quilter said fund-raising for the senior's obligation to the center is close to reaching the first phase of the goal, but another $350,000 to $400,000 is needed to create a charming, warm place for seniors to meet.

A smoldering wood log inside a unit of a historic South Coast Highway property sent smoke into the air early Sunday afternoon, Laguna Beach fire Chief Jeff LaTendresse said Monday. Laguna Beach fire received a call at 1:01 p.m. of a possible fire from a unit in Villa Rockledge, an oceanfront collection of guest villas, LaTendresse said. The incident turned out not to be a fire but a smoldering log inside a fireplace, LaTendresse said. No one was injured, and there was little smoke damage, he said.

A residential structure fire in Laguna Beach on Monday caused thousands of dollars in damage and has left one resident displaced, according to fire officials. A three-story home on the 700 block of Buena Vista Way sustained $150,000 in damages as well as $30,000 in damaged belongings, according to statement from the Laguna Beach Police Department. Firefighters responded to the house at 7:06 p.m., finding flames shooting out from the roof of the structure. The resident was outside the structure when authorities arrived, according to a news release.

An Anaheim man allegedly held a woman in his taxi cab against her will in Laguna Beach and sexually assaulted her. Mohd K. Al Awadi, 45, was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment and sexual battery on Friday. The victim called the Garden Grove Police Department to report being trapped inside a taxi and sexually battered the evening of Dec. 27 in downtown Laguna Beach. Awadi has been charged with a number of traffic violations from around the county - including driving faster than 100 mph - and he pleaded guilty to two counts of fighting, according to the Orange County Superior Court.

Residents who have wood-burning fireplaces will be encouraged to install grates intended to cut down on harmful pollutants, the Laguna Beach City Council voted at its Dec. 10 meeting. The council stopped short of making the stainless-steel grates mandatory but unanimously favored urging residents to install the devices, which fit standard 36-by-42-inch fireplaces. The grates reduce harmful emissions by 78% and provide up to 115% more heat, said Lisa Leighton, a Laguna Beach resident and chief executive of Corona-based Canterbury Enterprises, which manufactures fireplace parts.

Hi, my name is Sandy. I am a 20-month-old female Yorkie mix. I love to play at the dog park, run on the beach and lay by the fireplace. I am fixed, micro-chipped and up to date on all my shots. I am looking for a loving forever home. Please call Animal Crackers Pet Rescue at (949)499-1988.

Everybody seems to be curious about the new incarnation of the old Eiler?s Inn. After a serious face lift that transformed a funky B&B into a hip boutique hotel called SEVEN4ONE, passersby have been peeking into tinted windows to get a glimpse of what?s up. Co-owner Brent Eneix says he?s more than happy to invite people in for a mini-tour of his new venture. We took the tour a few weeks ago and were delighted with the sleek, clean lines and urbane ambience of this 12-room, eco-friendly establishment.

Laguna Beach resident Kent Russell warmed the hearts of local seniors when he pledged a $30,000 donation Monday to buy the fireplace for the Third Street center. "A lot of funds go to youth [programs] because they are perceived as the future," Russell said. "We need to honor those who got us here in the first place and their needs should be met. I really believe in the cause. Center Capital Campaign Co-Chair Ann Quilter said fund-raising for the senior's obligation to the center is close to reaching the first phase of the goal, but another $350,000 to $400,000 is needed to create a charming, warm place for seniors to meet.

"A new year is unfolding — like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within." — Anonymous "A happy New Year to all the world!" — Charles Dickens The last week of the year has found me wondering where this year went. Of course, I muse about this every year — just as my father and his father did as well. Catharine surmises it's a family preoccupation. With a great deal of certainty, however, I anticipate next year will not be any shorter in duration.

STEVE KAWARATANI "The year is going; let him go ... " -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson "Be at war with your vices; at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." -- Benjamin Franklin The end of the year has found me wondering where this year went. Of course, I muse about this every year, just as my father and his father did as well. Catharine surmises it's a family preoccupation. With a great deal of certainty, however, I anticipate next year will likely not be any shorter in duration.